Popsicle stick trebuchet

Students design and build small catapults to launch candy pieces.

This is better than a catapult! Make your own medieval siege machine with this STEM lesson plan. Our Girls Who Code Club learned about BASIC computer language and launched candy with our full scale trebuchet at the museum. Now you can use this lesson plan to teach BASIC to your tech enthusiasts and launch marshmallows with a mini-trebuchet. #trebuchet #notacatapult #stem #diy #basic

There are so many fun things you can do with craft sticks, and giving your kids design challenges and a stack of sticks and other supplies is a great way to get them thinking, engineering and makin…

12 Popsicle sticks, a rubber band, a plastic spoon and some hot glue. Assignment: design a catapult capable of lobbing mini marshmallows into your neighbor's…

Lolly stick catapult/trebuchet

Popsicle Stick Trebuchet: I made this a while back. I won't elaborate much, and I won't post an instructable on it. If you want to make one, base it off this. It throws small objects (i use dice/erasers/dice shaped erasers/stickytac/etc.) about 5 feet. It's composed mainly …

How to Make a Trebuchet: Hi Guys :) Please rate this Instructable and follow me if you liked it. Thank you. :) Here is a Simple Way to Build a Trebuchet. A trebuchet is a siege engine that was used in the Middle Ages to fling projectile of up to 140 pounds at en…

Here’s a fabulous STEM activity for kids! Build a working Trebuchet out of craft sticks. You can construct and play with the trebuchet, or take it a step further by printing the recording sheets included in the post. There are two experiments to perform with the trebuchet, and students can record their results. This was […]